Fanny Elssler (or Fanny Elßler; 23 June 1810, Gumpendorf (today a district of Vienna) – 27 November 1884, Vienna), born Franziska Elßler, was an Austrian ballerina of the Romantic Period.
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“here in hell
We’re drinking tea from a Grecian Urn long after
Your Paphian Fanny let tubercles quell
Ethereal passion: I know it by your laughter!”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)